Günter Brus

(Austrian, born 1938)

Günter Brus is an Austrian artist known for his controversial films, performances, and paintings. He was notably a member of the Viennese Actionist Group alongside Otto Muehl and Hermann Nitsch. “Pure painting or the art of drawing whose point of departure is based on purely formal criteria is, in my opinion, passé,” he has said. Born on September 27, 1938 in Ardning, Austria, he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Graz before transferring to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In 1960, the artist’s interest in the paintings of Jackson Pollock led his transition into making performance-based paintings regarding his own body. Many of the Viennese Actionist’s radical acts were intended as reactions to what they considered the ongoing legacy of Nazi fascism in Austrian culture. His 1968 performance Kunst und Revolution, consisted of the artist consuming his own urine, masturbating in public, and vomiting, he was subsequently jailed for six months. Brus currently lives and works in Graz, Austria. Today, his works are held in the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Essl Collection of Contemporary Art in Austria, among others.

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Günter Brus (1,154 results)
Edition Gertrude Stein, 2001

Günter Brus

Edition Gertrude Stein, 2001

Sale Date: June 10, 2010

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Ohne Titel, 1975

Günter Brus

Ohne Titel, 1975

Sale Date: June 5, 2010

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Die Selbstaugenlöschung

Günter Brus

Die Selbstaugenlöschung

Sale Date: June 1, 2010

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Plexus sacralis, 1972

Günter Brus

Plexus sacralis, 1972

Sale Date: June 1, 2010

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Jubileumsblatt VI der Adernachlass, 1979

Günter Brus

Jubileumsblatt VI der Adernachlass, 1979

Sale Date: June 1, 2010

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Ohne Titel (Männlicher Akt), 1966

Günter Brus

Ohne Titel (Männlicher Akt), 1966

Sale Date: June 1, 2010

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Kleiner Zyklus 2, 1975

Günter Brus

Kleiner Zyklus 2, 1975

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Der blaue Wald (bk w/17 works & text), 1974

Günter Brus

Der blaue Wald (bk w/17 works & text), 1974

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Ohne Titel, 1960

Günter Brus

Ohne Titel, 1960

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Art des Giftes, Dauer der Vergiftung, Sitz..., 1973

Günter Brus

Art des Giftes, Dauer der Vergiftung, Sitz..., 1973

Sale Date: April 20, 2010

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Aktion Selbstbemalung I, 1964

Günter Brus

Aktion Selbstbemalung I, 1964

Sale Date: March 30, 2010

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Aktion Zerreissprobe, Aktionsraum München, 1970

Günter Brus

Aktion Zerreissprobe, Aktionsraum München, 1970

Sale Date: March 30, 2010

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Aktion Selbstbemalung I, Dezember 1964,..., 1964

Günter Brus

Aktion Selbstbemalung I, Dezember 1964,..., 1964

Sale Date: March 30, 2010

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Aktion im Atelier Muehl (from Günter Brus,..., 1964

Günter Brus

Aktion im Atelier Muehl (from Günter Brus,..., 1964

Sale Date: March 30, 2010

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Ich denke an mich, also warne ich Euch, 1988

Günter Brus

Ich denke an mich, also warne ich Euch, 1988

Sale Date: March 10, 2010

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Blaue Nachtwache, 1989

Günter Brus

Blaue Nachtwache, 1989

Sale Date: March 10, 2010

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Der Komponist/Dreistift, 1976

Günter Brus and Christian Ludwig Attersee

Der Komponist/Dreistift, 1976

Sale Date: January 26, 2010

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Bodyanalysis (portfolio of 1 w/ etching,..., 1965

Günter Brus

Bodyanalysis (portfolio of 1 w/ etching,..., 1965

Sale Date: December 17, 2009

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Schmertzeck (in 7 parts), 1975

Günter Brus

Schmertzeck (in 7 parts), 1975

Sale Date: December 1, 2009

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Oh, Saloniki, weiß der Teufel warum? (in 4 parts)

Günter Brus

Oh, Saloniki, weiß der Teufel warum? (in 4 parts)

Sale Date: December 1, 2009

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Ohne Titel, 1960

Günter Brus

Ohne Titel, 1960

Sale Date: December 1, 2009

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Der blaue Wald (bk w/17 works)

Günter Brus

Der blaue Wald (bk w/17 works)

Sale Date: November 25, 2009

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Das gute alte Wien (+ book), 2007

Günter Brus

Das gute alte Wien (+ book), 2007

Sale Date: October 30, 2009

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Aktion mit Diana, 1967

Günter Brus

Aktion mit Diana, 1967

Sale Date: October 13, 2009

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